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Zaheera
Zaheera is an Indian actress. She debuted in the James Bond movie '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' in 1969. Credited as Zara, she played the role of an Indian girl. She acted in Bollywood movies over the next decade. She appeared in a lead role for the first time in ''Call Girl'' (1974), a movie with a controversial theme at that time. She also had roles in ''Aadmi Sadak Ka'' and ''Naukri''. One of her hit films was ''Gambler'' with Dev Anand, Shatrughna Sinha, Zahida and Jeevan. She has worked in a few Punjabi movies as well. She used to write her name as Zaherra. Filmography * '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1969): Zara * '' The Gambler'' (1971) (as Zahira): Julie * ''Anokha Daan'' (1972) * '' Anjaan Raahen'' (1974): Sunita * ''Alingan'' (1974) * ''Call Girl'' (1974): Maya/Kamini * ''Toofan Aur Bijlee'' (1975): Madhuri/Sheela * ''Zinda Dil'' (1975): Rekha * ''Mere Sartaj'' (1975): Parveen J. Gulrez * '' Ek Hans Ka Joda'' (1975): Tina * ''Dharmatma'' (1975) (as Zahir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aahuti (1978 Film)
''Aahuti'' is a 1978 Hindi family drama film directed by Ashok V. Bhushan. The films stars Rajendra Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Rakesh Roshan, Parveen Babi, Zaheera and Madan Puri. Plot The story unfolds with Custom Officer Harnam Prasad ( Ajit) as apprehending a smuggling racket being run on the high seas by Heeralal ( Madan Puri), wherein Heeralal is seen by two fisher women, one of whom he kills so that she is not able to testify against him, which is seen by Harnam. On Harnam's testimony in the courts as eyewitness to both the smuggling racket and murder of the fisher woman, Heeralal is jailed. Heeralal's gang now seeks revenge against the family of devout Harnam which comprises his wife, Kaushalya (Kamini Kaushal) and three sons. They sabotage the picnic bus of his two sons, Ram and Laxman, leading it to being thrown off a cliff and burnt, wherein people assume both to be dead. Harnam is attacked on his boat in the sea, with his third son Bharat, by the same gang's assailant, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toofan Aur Bijlee
''Toofan Aur Bijlee'' (The Storm and Lightning) is a 1975 Hindi action film produced and directed by Homi Wadia. The music direction was by Chitragupta with lyrics written by Kafil Azar. The film starred Arvind Kumar, Zaheera, Bhagwan, Mohan Choti and Tun Tun. The story is about twin sisters Madhuri and Sheela, both played by Zaheera, whose parents and younger brother have been killed by villains. The story follows Madhuri’s revenge against them, aided by a young man called Azad. Plot Detective Rana is after the bad guys Jugal, Zulfi and Laloo. However, they murder him along with his wife and son. Out of his two daughters, Madhuri escapes and is saved by a circus man Zorawar. She has promised her mother to avenge her family's death before running away from the villains. The other daughter Sheela, Madhuri’s look-alike, is kidnapped by the crooks and grows up to be a night club dancer, having lost her memory. Madhuri, with the help of her friends and her dog Tiger, finds the ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anokha Daan
Anokha Daan is a 1972 Hindi film directed by Asit Sen. The film starred Anil Dhawan, Rakesh Pandey, Kabir Bedi, Archana and Zaheera. Cast * Archana * Kabir Bedi * Tarun Bose * Anil Dhawan * Mukri * Nadira * Rakesh Pandey * Zaheera Music The music of the film was composed by Salil Chowdhury, while lyrics were penned by Yogesh and contains songs such as: * "Hame Yaad Kahin You Kar Leta" (Lata Mangeshkar) * "Madhbhari Yeh Hawaein" (Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her con ...) * "Hamrahi Manzil Ke" ( Kishore Kumar) * "Mana Ki Hai Zindagi" (Lata Mangeshkar) * "Aayen Ghir Ghir Saavan Ki Kali Kali Ghatayen" (Kishore Kumar) References External links * * 1972 films 1970s Hindi-language films Indian drama films Films scored by Salil Chowdhury 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' is a 1969 spy film and the sixth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after '' You Only Live Twice'', Eon selected George Lazenby, a model with no prior acting credits, to play the part of James Bond. During filming, Lazenby announced that he would play the role of Bond only once. In the film, Bond faces Blofeld (Telly Savalas), who is planning to hold the world to ransom by a threat to render all food plants and livestock infertile through the actions of a group of brainwashed "angels of death". Along the way Bond meets, falls in love with, and eventually marries Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg). It is the only Bond film to have been directed by Peter R. Hunt (with this serving as his directorial debut), who had served as a film editor and second unit director on previous films in the series. Hunt, along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadmi Sadak Ka
''Aadmi Sadak Ka'' is a 1977 Bollywood drama film produced and directed by Devendra Goel, it stars Shatrughan Sinha, Zaheera, Sujit Kumar, Deven Verma, Asit Sen and Agha. The film's music is by Ravi. Plot The Nath family consists of Retired Commissioner Upendra, his wife, Savitri; elder son, Madan, who is married to Maya, and they have a son, Ashoo; a second son - Surendra, who is married to Kamla, and they have a daughter, Pinky; a third unmarried college-going son, Chander; and a school-going daughter, Namrata. They are a happy family, and everyone rejoices when Chander completes his M.A. There is more reason to rejoice when Chander introduces them to the woman he loves, Vandana, the only daughter of wealthy Mr. Tandon. The marriage is arranged with a ceremony, attended by the family friend, Abdul, who home-delivers groceries. However, before the marriage could be sealed, Upendra receives news that he has lost his court case, and dies. The wedding is canceled, and the lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharmatma
''Dharmatma'' () is a 1975 Hindi thriller movie and the first Bollywood film to be shot in Afghanistan. It was produced and directed by Feroz Khan. The movie is the first attempt in India to localise ''The Godfather''. The cast includes Feroz Khan, Hema Malini, Rekha, Premnath, Imtiaz Khan, Danny Denzongpa, Farida Jalal, Ranjeet, Helen, Madan Puri, Jeevan, Iftekhar, Dara Singh, Satyen Kappu and Sudhir. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. This film took Feroz Khan to new heights in his career as this was a hit movie. The same year, ''Sholay'' and ''Deewar'' were released. The film also has scenes featuring Buzkashi, a Central Asian sport on horses, including aerial shots, which in turn won the film's cinematographer, Kamal Bose, the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer. Dharmatma's plot is loosely based on The Godfather and the character of Premnath was inspired by the life and times of the then king of Matka gambling, Ratan Khatri. Synopsis Wealthy, powerful, and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinda Dil
''Zinda Dil'' is a 1975 Bollywood film directed by Sikandar Khanna. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Rajesh Leher and Neetu Singh in the lead roles. Plot summary This is the story of two brothers and a father. The brothers are twins Arun Sharma (played by Rishi Kapoor) and Kewal Sharma (Actor Rajesh Leher, look-alike of Rishi Kapoor, who also played lead role in the film ''Subh Din'' of Rajshri Productions), and the father is Major Hemraj Sharma (Pran), a war veteran who became disabled in the last war, and has to rely on crutches to walk. The Major has a soft corner for Kewal, but shows open disapproval of Arun, thus alienating him. He constantly asks Arun to make sacrifices for Kewal, including giving up his love, Rekha (Zaheera). Heartbroken Arun leaves his father's home and meets an old acquaintance who he had saved from committing suicide, Jyoti (Neetu Singh). Jyoti gets Arun a job at her dad's (Pinchoo Kapoor) Diwan Pratap chand's hotel. Here Arun meets with a hotel waiter wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakka (film)
''Shakka'' is a 1981 Hindi-language action film, produced by Kailash Chopra under the Roop Enterprises banner and directed by Sham Ralhan. It stars Jeetendra, Simple Kapadia and music composed by Rajesh Roshan. Plot One night, some dark businessmen, the enemies of our nation, entered the house of an honest country-loving person to save their life. They ruthlessly murdered Shakka's parents in front of him. Shakka, only twelve years old, somehow managed to escape and ran for his life. He did not stop in this race of life; he had a long way to go, his destination unknown – he aimed to find those murderers, those masked killers who had killed his parents and he had to unmask them. Days passed, years passed, childhood went and came manhood; Shakka had all the power of youth and also the blood of his brave parents, which was like lava bubbling within him; impatient to turn his enemies to ashes. To reach those murderers, Shakka had to cross all those paths filled with crime and poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mere Sartaj
''Mere Sartaj'' is a 1975 Bollywood film directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar. Cast * Alka as Sultana *Nazir Hussain as Parveen's dad *Jagdeep as Munir-Ul-Haq Qadri *Trilok Kapoor as Thakur Kaka *Satish Kaul as Javed Ahmed Gulrez *Padma Khanna as Shabab Bano *Roopesh Kumar as Asad *Nadira as Gulshanbai *Zaheera as Parveen J. Gulrez * Helen as Dancer / Singer at Angel Club Soundtrack Music composed by Ravi with lyrics by Abdul Malam Mughal . #"Jhooka Jhooka Ke Yeh Nazar Yoon Uthaai Jaati Hai" - Mohd. Rafi #"Main Hoon Dukhatar-E-Angur Mast Banaana Rang" - Asha Bhosle #"Mera Sab Kuchh Hai Ae Dilruba Tumhaare Liye" - Asha Bhosle #"Sitamgar Kaafilon Ko Zulm Dha Kar Loot Lete Hain" - Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxi Taxie
''Taxi Taxie'' is a 1977 Bollywood film directed by Irshad. In 1976, Martin Scorsese came up with Taxi Driver, a movie that went on to be viewed as one of the best films ever. Starring Robert De Niro, the movie garnered tremendous critical acclaim and emerged as a cult classic. Over the years many directors have been inspired by its style and the way it went about constructing a psychological study of a man leading a life shrouded by disturbing elements, or rather deconstructing the psychological state of disturbed man finding it difficult to come to terms with his environs. In India, a man called Irshaad made a movie titled Taxi Taxie, casting Amol Palekar in the lead as a taxi driver operating in the metropolis of Mumbai. This movie that came out in 1977 seems to be clearly inspired by the English classic that released a year before. The director/writer has been influenced by the idea of his famous contemporary from the west, and has created a completely different movie and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambler (film)
''Gambler'' is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Amarjeet. The film stars Dev Anand, Zaheeda, Shatrughan Sinha. Plot Raja (Dev Anand) has been abandoned by his biological mother at a very young age, and grows up with Master ( Jeevan), a criminal don and card-sharp, who would like Raja to continue working with him on a commission basis. Raja learns all that could be learned about playing cards, quits work with Master, and starts work on his own. He succeeds considerably, and soon gets rich and wealthy. He falls in love with beautiful Chandra Gangaram (Zaheeda), and would like to marry her. But her father would like her to marry U.K. settled Ram Mehta ( Sudhir), before Raja could do or say anything against this alliance, he is charged with the cold-blooded murder of Master. The climax in Raja's life is in the Court Room where he will find out about his past, and about his parents – while he awaits the outcome of the trial. Cast * Dev Anand ... Raja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naukri
''Naukri'' () is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. It was critically acclaimed and became an unexpected flop at the box office. However over the years, the film has been appreciated by the audiences in its screening in television and has gained a cult following over the years. Rajesh Khanna and Raj Kapoor starred in this movie, set in 1944–1947. ''Naukri''s basic idea is based on the 1955 Tamil film ''Mudhal Thethi'', starring Sivaji Ganeshan and Anjali Devi. The other inspiration for this film was ''It's a Wonderful Life'', produced and directed by Frank Capra. The story features a person getting help of an angel after his death. However, the story and treatment in this film are completely different form both of these films. The God-sent person makes the hero realize that when he was alive he was so important and loved by all around him but he couldn’t recognize it. Rajesh Khanna plays the man who meets the angel Raj Kapoor, after he commits suicide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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